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Description
| Manufacturer: | Grumman | |
| Base model: | S-2 | |
| Designation: | S-2 | |
| Version: | F | |
| Nickname: | Tracker | |
| Designation System: | U.S. Tri-Service | |
| Designation Period: | 1962-Present | |
| Basic role: | Anti-Submarine | |
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Specifications
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Examples of this type may be found at
| Museum | City | State |
| NAS Cecil Field | Cecil Field | Florida |
| Pima Air & Space Museum | Tucson | Arizona |
S-2F on display
Pima Air & Space Museum |
Recent comments by our visitors
| Louis Yeostros Sarasota,Florida, FL | A friend of mine served with the VS-34 SQUADRONDS, during the Vietnam War,and I was checking out your site. I found this very interesting. Thank you for your hard work. I was a combat rto with the 199th LIGHT INFANTRY 2/3rd Alpha Co. My tour was 10/68 to 1/70,being an rto I spoke with many pilots,that saved my butt,and I sure appreciated you MEN. Thank you again. Our site is redcatchers.org ,if you ever get a chance drop by,look under message board.
Yogi 02/28/2007 @ 04:15 [ref: 15704] |
| Ken Weger Crystal Lake, IL | I was station at NAS Glynco and was an AMS2 when I left! I worked on the Jet Line First with F-8 then the T-33A and When the two jet lines merged in 1969 we had both the 33 and the T-39. I was stationed at Glynco from Dec 27,1967 to March 15,1971 (approx)I used to watch the line guys working on the S2F and was amazed how anyone could put up with the smells and all the noise!!! We called them on the flight line the slicer/dicers I only fly in one ,once a short hop around the area to check out some maintenance issue,a real shaker.It was a very intersting time ,the war was winding down and we knew it was just a matter of time before all the aircraft we worked on would be replaced. In Dec. of 1970 the first A-4 showed up and a year later all the t-33 were gone. A great duty Stationed to be assigned at with a lot of great people !!!1-815-459-5005 01/14/2007 @ 22:37 [ref: 15189] |
| Edward Bellman Lincolnton, NC | I was a plane captain and also flew as a crewmember operating the tow reel on the US-2C while assigned to VC-1 at Barbers Point from 1966 to 1969. A wonderful forgining aircraft to work on and maintain 12/16/2006 @ 07:58 [ref: 15016] |
| Paul Weaver Mesa, AZ | Activated to fly as crew in Cuban Crisis ASW on the West coast.Had some interesting events at sea.Remember the "poopy suits"well.Last big event was being cated off the Yorktown.Enjoyed all hours in the "Sturdy Bird".
Ever get to Falcon Field in Mesa you can her being converted as a fire bomber with Turbo props.Sure a snappy bird now. 03/19/2006 @ 13:47 [ref: 12862] |
| Paul Tomlinson Virginia Beach, VA | I did my time on the S-2. I first worked on them in VC-10, GTMO Bay, Cuba, the US-2Cs. Later on in VS-28, NAS Cecil Field, Fla. But later on in my career I was worked on the same airframe, but a different version of the "old bird", the C-1A with VR-24 out of Sigonella, Sicily. Man were these birds easy to work on and fun to turn up. Lots of good times, memories and most of all friends. RED 12/12/2005 @ 10:35 [ref: 11964] |
| John Hooper-AC2 USN Canton, GA | US Navy 1966-1971. Air Traffic Controller. Licensed Commercial ASMEL Pilot. Flew copilot on S2 at NAS Glynco as pilot/crewmember for GCA and Approach Control training.
Later flew as bogie to be radar intercepted by students in T39 training to be RIOs. Loved this airplane. Many flight hours in it. Very responsive and a joy to fly. Sure any plane has its problems, I believe the brakes to be the weakest link in the bird. 08/23/2005 @ 15:39 [ref: 11069] |
| AJ West Covington, WA | Served in VT-31 Apr-Sep 72. Lost a student w/instructor with a wing fire while in the pattern. It burned through as they dove for the deck, accelarating the burn. UNforgiving in this respect. We always worried about overtemping the brakes on taxi, as that too carried a good fire potential, especially in summertime coupled with our long taxi from the duty to the VT-31 hangar on the seawall. Good bird. Flew US-2Bs, C1-As, and VC-1s as well out of NAF Andrews as a nugget stash pilot at the end of the Nam campaign. Couldn't buy a squadron seat due to timing, and was eventually awarded an 18 mos. early out.
Semper Fi, -aj- 08/03/2005 @ 02:04 [ref: 10918] |
| skip hawk cincinnati, OH | Stationed at Cecil Field from 1966 to 1968 and was attached to VC-4. We flew US2C's and towed targets for the fleet. 02/01/2005 @ 15:36 [ref: 9329] |
| David NEVIN, Maynardville, TN | Served in VT-27 at New Iberia, La. From March 1961 to November 1963. AMS-2, Airframes and "trouble shooters". Would from someone that was in VT-27. 01/12/2002 @ 20:22 [ref: 4070] |
| Milton Densmore Dallas, GA | I served in VS-34, based at Quonset Point Naval Air Station, Quonset Point, RI, with sea duty aboard the USS Essex from 1963 to 1965. This period set many firsts in my life. The first nav/com electronics tech to work on the line crew and become rated as a "plane captain". The first flight in a S2F was a night flight from land. The first flight at sea was a night flight, with a kick in the butt catapult launch -- 0 to 120 knots in 90'. The first landing at sea was a night recovery--"the deck really looked small from a couple of thousand feet and in the dark of night---WOW!". Cruises to the N Atlantic, Mediteranean, & through the Suez Canal. 1/2 a world of travel. Acquired my A/C wings. Had 85 launches and recoveries. What a time. Fond memories of a noisy, shakey, tightfitting, overpowered aircraft. 12/01/2001 @ 22:23 [ref: 3755] |
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